Hitch



March 1927' D. w. KOEHN HITCH v Filed March 19, 192s 2 Sheets-Shoot 1iilrffwlm/ INVENTOR ATTORNEY March 15, 1927.

D. W. KOEHN HITCH Filed March 19, 1926' 2 Shoots-Shoot 2 AT1 ORNEYPatented Mar. 15, 1927.

DANIEL w. KOIEHN,

DIXON, oFG LvA, Kansas, AND ONE-THIRD TO HARRY G.. ROLF, or MerHERs'oN,

ansas.

' HITCH.

. Application fi1ed-March 19, 1926. Seria1'No.'.96,012;

I The object of this invention is to provide a; tractor hitch which canbe quickly and conveniently attached to the tractor and the claimed.

machine or other implementv to be drawn thereby, and removed from saidparts when desired, without the necessity of removing the stub tongue-ofthe machine withwhich the tractor is to be coupled;

Another object of, the invention residesin providing a tractor with ahitch which is designed; to practically eliminate all side draft, andtosimplify the construction of a device; of this character generally, sothat the manufacturingand selling-costcan-be reduced to a minimum.

The' nature and advantages of the invention will be: better: understoodwhen the fol lowing: detailed description is read inconnection with" theaccompanying drawings, the invention residing in the construction,combination and arrangement of parts as t In the drawings forming partofthis application, like numerals of reference indicate similar parts inthe several views, and wherein;

Figure l is a side elevation showing the manner in which the tractor iscoupled to a machine to be drawn thereby.

Figure 2 is a top plan view.

Figure 3 is a. detail view of the hitch proper.

Figure 4 thereof.

Figure 5 is a view in elevation of the draw bar, adapted to beassociated with the hitch.

Referring to the drawings in detail, A indicates a portion of a tractorof any well known construction, while B represents a is a view oftheremovable plate 7 portion of the machine to be drawn by the tractor,these parts being coupled together y means of the hitchforming thesubject mat ter of the present invention. The invention is primarily Yintended to be used for the purpose of coupling 'a wheat binder to atractor, although it is to be understood that its general application iscontemplated by" the claims, and-that it can'be used to couple any othermachine or agricultural implement with the tractor where its use wouldbe found advantageous. v V

The hitch proper is indicated generally at C, and embodies an arcuateshaped member '10, the ends of which are connected-by a diagonallydisposed strip 11, which preferably. forms an integral qpartof-thehitch. This strip 11- is alsoconnectedat an appropriate point in itslength to one end of an addltionalbracing element 12 which projects.from the inner edge of the .ar'cuarte -shaped member This element 12preferably forms an integral part, of the hitchproper, sorthat thehitch.inits entirety consists of a single frame like member 0 of theconfiguration shown and described. The arcuate shaped member with aplurality ofjope'nings; 13- adjacent one end thereof, so that anattaching; plate '14 can be easily attached, to or detached; from thehitch proper as. the, occasion requires.

The use of this plate it depends up'onthe particular make or typeoftractor, inasmuch as some types of tractors would necessitate the use ofthe] plate 14, while with-other types its use could, be; dlspensed with.If the plate lis used, itis: directly connected with the tractor asshown in the drawing, the plate being provided with openings for thispurpose. If the plate 14 is not used, the arcuate shaped member 10 ofthehitch proper is then connected with the tractor. and the fasteningelements used for this purpose passed through the openings 13.

In conjunction with the frame-like 1118111". ber just/described I makeuse of what I term a draw bar indicated generally at D and which bar ismade up of two parts 15 and 16 respectively. 'These parts arearmrfiorrrcs.

or. GALVA, Kansas, ASSIGNOR' or ONE-THIRD 'rov GUSTAVE' G.

10 of the hitch is provided 1 ranged in superimposed relation, with theIv terminals of the part 15 offset as shown to all-ow the bar to beconveniently attached to the hitch C and also to the machine B. The

opposed end of the hitch C, is provided with openings 17 which registerwith openings in the component parts of the draw bar at one end thereofto receive fastening bolts 18, it being of course understood that thisend of thehitch is received by the space between the component parts ofthe draw bar which is provided by offsetting the ends of the part 15thereof. The otherend of-the draw bar receives the stub tongue 19 of the'wheat binder or other machine which is to be'co'upled to the tractor,and the connection between these parts is made by the'use of suitablebolts 20. It is 'of'course necessary to bore holes in the stub tongue ofthe machine. i

in order to receive the fastening bolts 20 just referred to. However theconstruction of the invention is veryv superior to any other either'theright tractor hitch with which I am familiar, be-

cause it can be quickly and conveniently athitch C'can be detached fromthe draw bar and either part used with the other machine, whicheverwould seem to be the most convenient. The component parts of theinvention may be constructed from any suitable material, and may also,Vary in size without departing from the spirit of the invention. Thenagain, the hitch is designed Z. to keep the tractor far enough away fromthe wheat to a provide the proper clearance,

V and to prevent the wheat from catching under the tractor wheel.

The entire device is very simple in construction and can be manufacturedand soldat a nominal cost.

X Vhileit iszbelieved that from the foregoing desoription, the natureand advantages of the invention will be readily apparent,

I desireto have it understoodthat I do not limit myself to what isherein shown and described and that such changes may be resorted to whendesired as'farll' within the scope of what is claimed.

Having thus described the invention, 71 claim: a

1 A tractor hitch comprisin a frame like member including a curved loodyportion adapted to be attached to the tractor, an integral stripconnecting the terminals of said body portion,v a bracingelement'proje'cting from said body portion and connected with point inits length, and a draw bar connected-with one end of member including anarcuate shaped body" portion having a plurality-of openings adjacent oneend, an

of said openings of the body portion, fastening elements passed throughsaid registering openings and detachably-connecting a plate with thebody portion whereby either the plate or said body portion can bedirectly connected'with the tractor, and a draw bar connected with theother end of said body portion and adapted to be coupled with the objectto be drawn by the tractor.

a In testimony whereof- I affix my signature.

DANIEL W. KOEHN.

said strip at an appropriate attachingflplate having a openings adaptedto register with certain the body portion and adapted to be coupled tothe object to be,

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